This little girl (!), the only mare release on Bouncer so far (barring any oopsies later), was part of a two-piece set produced for JCPenney. I don't know how many were made, but she's item #410423 and was produced on the Bouncer mold sculpted by Kathleen Moody.
This girl has an interesting color - she's nominally a bay pinto, but light enough to almost pass for a buckskin. I like a nice red bay, like Seren, but that's just me. For some reason her long tail makes me wonder if Breyer has ever considered other hair options for this mold. I think the mane is part of the neck, so probably not, but it'd be fun to see an alternate tail show up in the Breyerfest live auction.
As for Bouncer himself, he still hasn't been used lately other than his Chrismas release a couple years back. When will we see him? It might be nice for him to pop up as a Collector Club special run, if we presume he'd have a lower price due to his small size. Breyer's been doing the best they can to clean out collectors' pockets lately, so a less-expensive special run would certainly be welcome.
I wouldn't mind seeing him as a web special or even a Breyerfest special run, but it's probably too late for him to show up at Breyerfest, except as an auction model. A web special seems more likely, but the ponies seem to get short shrift when it comes to web specials, probably because the price would have to be lower, and we know Breyer likes to charge more money for extra-limited models. So it's anyone's guess where Bouncer will turn up next - I just hope it's sooner rather than later!
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